Remember yesterday when I said this was going to be an exciting week? Well here’s part one of the excitement. I’m extremely pleased to announce that I’ve been named to The Stamping Boutique’s fabulous design team! The women on this team are extremely talented–I’m just in awe of all of their work, and I’m so honored to have the opportunity …

Now there are three words that you can only really get away with saying if you’re a crafter or an ornithologist. I’m trying to come up with a fun make-and-take for the Memories Live On all-day anniversary crop, and I figure Mardi Gras is a pretty under-appreciated holiday in the scrapbooking and card-making world. But really, who doesn’t love a …

I’ve been feeling a little under the weather, and after spending my entire morning at the doctor, I decided to take a little nap. 5 hours later, it looks like I needed a big nap. Needless to say, no crafts today. But, since I’ve pretty much guaranteed that I won’t be able to sleep tonight, maybe it’ll be a good …

Every time I think I’m about to be caught up with everything I remember 3 more things that need to get done. Add to that the fact that I came dangerously close to throwing my printer down the stairs, and it hasn’t been the best of days. Still, I managed to make this card. I had planned to get this …

I didn’t feel like making a card today, I just wanted to play around with all my inks and stamps. As a result, I ended up with 10 cards. Starting from the top left and snaking down to the front, here’s how I made each one: Pink and Green card – I clear embossed the stamp on white cardstock. Then …

Tomorrow morning I’m off to Phoenix for Copic Certification! I’m so excited. Today has been spent mostly packing and preparing my supplies for the trip, so not much actual crafting is going on. Actually, that’s not entirely true. I did pull out the old Ireland scrapbook, and I managed to plan out another layout. I just haven’t pieced it together …